Format:
1 online resource (386 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780470779965
Content:
"The publication is based on 30 years of the author's research...It is therefore an excellent "state of the art" that will be useful to both practitioners and manufacturers" R M Lawson, The Steel Construction Institute, August 2001.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The origins of sandwich technology -- 1.2 Principles of sandwich construction -- 1.3 Requirements for sandwich cladding panels -- 1.4 Wall panels -- 1.5 Panels for cold stores -- 1.6 Roof panels -- 1.7 Methods of manufacture -- 1.7.1 Manufacture of facings -- 1.7.2 Panels with bonded cores -- 1.7.3 Foamed cores -- 1.8 Design requirements for structural sandwich panels -- 1.9 Structural design of sandwich panels -- 1.10 Layout of this book -- 2 Materials -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Facing materials -- 2.2.1 Steel facings -- 2.2.2 Aluminium sheeting -- 2.2.3 Other metal face materials -- 2.2.4 Other facing materials -- 2.3 Core materials -- 2.3.1 Rigid plastic foam materials -- 2.3.2 Characteristic properties of rigid foams -- 2.3.3 Inorganic core material -- 2.3.4 Characteristic properties of mineral wools -- 2.4 Honeycomb cores -- 2.5 Adhesives and other components -- 2.5.1 Mechanical properties -- 2.6 Fasteners and other components -- 2.7 References -- 3 Thermal Performance and Water-Tightness -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Insulation theory -- 3.2.1 Factors influencing the thermal conductivity of a material -- 3.3 Thermal resistance -- 3.3.1 Total thermal resistance of a building element -- 3.4 Thermal transmittance coefficient (U-value) -- 3.4.1 Calculation method for profiled panels -- 3.5 Thermal capacity -- 3.6 Thermal bridges -- 3.7 Air-tightness -- 3.7.1 Test methods for air-tightness -- 3.8 Water-tightness -- 3.8.1 Test methods for water-tightness -- 3.9 Moisture -- 3.9.1 Surface condensation -- 3.9.2 Moisture transfer -- 3.10 Thermographic surveys -- 3.11 The advantage of sandwich construction in the context of thermal insulation -- 3.12 Energy saving -- 3.13 Reference -- 4 Acoustics -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 What is sound? -- 4.2.1 Decibel arithmetic.
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Additional Edition:
9780632040278
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Lightweight sandwich construction Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2001 0632040270
Language:
English
Keywords:
Sandwichbauweise
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Leichtbau
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